by WOF Editorial Team | 25 Feb, 2017 | Profiles
Restoring dignity is one of the key messages of Working on Fire, and through this key message WOF has changed a lot of lives across the country. Twenty-five-year-old Alettah Mbabala is one of the participants whose life changed for the better since she joined the WOF...
by WOF Editorial Team | 24 Feb, 2017 | WoF service
Donating a unit of blood can save up to three lives of patients in need. Becoming a regular blood donor ensures that safe levels of blood supply are maintained and makes it possible for the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) to store sufficient blood to meet...
by WOF Editorial Team | 23 Feb, 2017 | Profiles
“I have six family members at home who depend solely on me for their survival,” says Thabo Masanabo of Kwaggafontein, when asked why he joined the programme. Masanabo is a firefighter based at the Dr JS Moroka Team in Tweefontein. He says the violent nature of the...
by WOF Editorial Team | 22 Feb, 2017 | Profiles
Thabo Makola’s dream of becoming a sound engineer was cut short when he could not pay his tuition fees. “I did not have R2 000 to pay my tuition fee for the final two modules to complete my National Diploma in Sound Engineering at the University of South Africa,” says...
by WOF Editorial Team | 20 Feb, 2017 | Working on Fire
A Training Officer in Gauteng, Happy Mpandeli, reports that alien invasive plant species like pompom and lantana are dangerous and are a threat to vegetation. “We have t rained 95 herbicide applicators to mitigate these alien plants this year as they grow a lot...
